garbage can

• Recipiente utilizado para almacenar desechos o basura, que se encuentra comúnmente en hogares, oficinas o espacios públicos.

A container used for storing waste or trash, typically found in homes, offices, or public spaces.

1. Container for wasteA1formalamerican

   A container, typically made of metal or plastic, used for holding waste or trash.

   Cubo de basura

   • Please throw the empty bottle into the garbage can.
   • The garbage can is full and needs to be emptied.
   • He kicked the garbage can over by accident.

2. Something worthless or discardedB2informalamerican

   Used metaphorically to refer to something considered useless or of poor quality.

   basura, cosa sin valor

   • That old computer is a garbage can of outdated parts.
   • His argument was a garbage can of bad ideas.
   • The movie was so bad it belongs in the garbage can.